Originally Posted by AussieGuy

Gday All,
I'm a new member & this is my first post so be patient with me please!!!

So I want to get buffed who doesn't its a bodybuilding forum right !!! I Know I know.....but where do I start.... well a concern I have at the moment is 'AM I eating too much????' 'AM I eating enough???'

ok, well heres the thing, to get buffed, your going to eat a lot, but to get cut your going to eat less. makes sense right? its all about the diet man

I'am truely unsure...... I'm 28yo 185cm & weigh 80Kg & would say that I have an athletic build.

I have started a basic program (I assume its basic I don't find it that hard & manage to breeze through it normaly in abt 40 min to an hour) over the past few weeks & have noticed definite toning in my arms, abs & chest ( I have done weights & sports on & off throughout my 20's.

sounds like your confident of your workout, possibly post it in the training section after youve researched muscle gain exercises a little and see if someone can critique it for you

So back to the food...I try to keep my carbs down & protein up, I have a protein shake in the morning normally 30 - 60 min after my workout, I try to have a snack b4 lunch & again b4 dinner....then after dinner I'm always up & down to the fridge snacking....all sorts, nuts, dried fruit, boiled eggs (whites only) etc etc...should I listen to my body's urges to eat ??? or am I just being weak ???

trust me, if your are going to want to get "buffed" you want more carbs than protein otherwise the body is starving for energy sources and uses that extra protein your taking in and keeps you from getting any bigger, especially if your on a calorie deficit. post a detaiiled list of what you eat and when so we can give you a little heads up on what you can do to improve it for bulking. also check out the guide to cuttinb bulking and maintenance, it should have a part in there telling you the basic formulas for finding out what your daily caloric usage is and everything, but ot gain you have to have a surplus of calories in which you can grow off of, eating less and exercising with high protein will get you toned all right, but not buffed or big. you wont have to listen to your body's urges to eat because you should be satisfied after every meal when bulking IMO

Your Thoughts are greatly appreciated.